Job Details

Corrections Officer I

Performs corrections work ensuring the welfare of adult inmates, court or direct remanded juvenile inmates, departmental and superior court staff, and maintaining security control and custody in a functional unit of a direct supervision jail. This is distinguished from the Deputy Sheriff classification, which is certified to exercise law enforcement powers. In a direct supervision jail, corrections staff controls behavior of the jail population through a proactive concept based on direct inmate supervision. In this setting, inmates are given the responsibility to influence their treatment and privileges through control of their own behavior. This direct supervision approach is unlike the more traditional reactive containment approach, which utilizes bars, security glass and other barriers.

This division operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. All positions are required to engage in inmate contact, to work rotating shifts which include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, and to work an assigned post that can be rotated/reassigned at management's discretion.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains security of assigned facility by observing and controlling inmate behaviors, enforcing discipline, and reporting observations;
• Inspects the living conditions within the housing units for compliance with sanitation objectives;
• Conducts checks of inmate housing and cell searches for inmate census and detection of contraband;
• Controls, operates, and inspects life safety equipment, electronic safety and surveillance equipment, and door control systems;
• Performs booking, fingerprinting, identification and records maintenance procedures.
• Reviews all incident numbers, logs those that are major rule violations, and prints out major charge sheet;
• Reviews all officer incident reports, evidence, and major charge sheets to ensuring violations are clearly identified, follows all protocols, and verifies that reports have been completed correctly;
• Conducts inmate hearings within a timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

At the time of appointment, applicants must hold a high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) Certificate, AND must be at least 18 years of age. Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Additional Information: THIS IS A TESTED POSITION. Email notifications will be sent out to all candidates that submit a completed application. Candidates will receive an information packet detailing the steps of the hiring process. Please see important dates below:

Multiple-Choice Tests and Physical Fitness Assessments (dates/times subject to change)

Multiple Choice Test

January 2026 Multiple Choice Test - Thursday, January 15, 2026 (Test time will be assigned)

February 2026 Multiple Choice Test - Thursday, February 26, 2025 (Test time will be assigned)

Physical Fitness Assessments

Saturday, January 24, 2026 - 8:00am

Saturday, March 7, 2026 - 8:00am

Monthly Oral Board Interviews

The Sheriff's Department will schedule eligible candidates who complete and pass both multiple choice and physical fitness assessment for oral board interviews.

Monthly Polygraphs, Background Investigations, Psychological Test, Etc.